When it is summer and hot outside, it is time for a bowl of koldskål or cold buttermilk soup with Nilla Wafers (or kammerjunkere as we call them in Denmark).

In my family we (mostly) have this as a dessert on a hot summer day. However, since it’s the kids absolute summer favorite dish, we can easily eat it just like it is, an easy kind of dinner.

I know that there’s a lot of traditions linked to this classic danish dish, but for generations my family has made it this way.

Not with lemon, not with egg white foam, not with whipped cream etc.

And I’ll give you the recipe here:

KOLDSKÅL OR COLD BUTTERMILK SOUP

Start by mixing sugar (here you can use your homemade vanilla sugar or just regular sugar), vanilla beans and pasteurized real eggs until it turns white and fluffy.

When white and fluffy you add the buttermilk and mix it in.

Finally serve with Nilla Wafers or Cornflakes.

Enjoy immediately – and enjoy the summer.

Try also to top this cold buttermilk soup with fresh strawberries in slices or add some homemade double chocolate granola instead of the Nilla Waffers. Cornflakes, sugar roasted rolled oats etc.

You can also drink it like a smoothie – and the benefit of this dish is that it is rich in proteins.

So don’t feel so guilty after all.